Windows Embedded Automotive (formerly Microsoft Auto , Windows CE for Automotive , Windows Automotive , and Windows Mobile for Automotive ) is a discontinued operating system that was part of the Windows Embedded family and based on Windows CE for use on computer systems in automobiles . The operating system is developed by Microsoft through the Microsoft Automotive Business Unit that formed in August 1995. The first automotive product built by Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit debuted on December 4, 1998 as the AutoPC , and also includes Ford Sync , Kia Connect , and Blue&Me . Microsoft's Automotive Business Unit has built both the software platforms used for automotive devices as well as the devices themselves. The current focus is on the software platforms and includes two products, Microsoft Auto and Windows Automotive.
7-567: The Windows Embedded Automotive operating system was originally shipped with the AutoPC that was jointly developed by Microsoft and Clarion . The system was released in December 1998, and referred to the operating system itself as "Auto PC". Microsoft's Auto PC platform was based on Windows CE 2.0, and had been announced in January of that year. On October 16, 2000, Microsoft officially announced
14-472: Is on or off since the battery generally delivers 12V, while the generator supplies more. There can be peaks, and at ignition time the supply current drops. External DC/DC converters can help to regulate voltages. Police cars often have Mobile data terminals in the form of a laptop swivel mounted where the driver's armrest would be. This can be used to log data and to query networked databases. Microsoft developed Windows Embedded Automotive and used it with
21-458: The AutoPC, a brand of carputer jointly developed with Clarion . The system was released in 1998, and referred to the operating system itself as "Auto PC". It was based on Windows CE 2.0. It evolved into "Windows CE for Automotive". The platform was used for the first two generations of MyFord Touch while the third generation runs QNX from BlackBerry Limited . Tablet computers such as
28-436: The company would be replacing Microsoft Auto with BlackBerry Limited 's QNX . AutoPC A carputer , or car-puter , is a computer with specializations to run in a car, such as compact size, low power requirement, and some customized components. The computing hardware is typically based on standard PCs or mobile devices. They normally have standard interfaces such as Bluetooth , USB , and Wi-Fi . The first carputer
35-585: The next version of the platform. This version of the operating system was renamed to "Windows CE for Automotive" and had new applications preinstalled like the Microsoft Mobile Explorer. On October 21, 2002, Microsoft announced that the platform would be renamed to "Windows Automotive". The version added support for development using the .NET Compact Framework . Windows Automotive 4.2 reached General Availability on June 1, 2003 and Windows Automotive 5.0 reached GA on August 8, 2005. With
42-548: The release of Ford Sync , Microsoft renamed the platform from "Windows Mobile for Automotive" to "Microsoft Auto". Microsoft again renamed the operating system as "Windows Embedded Automotive", and updated its version to 7 on October 19, 2010. This is the latest in MS Auto category, and is based on the Windows CE platform. Windows Embedded Automotive 7 reached GA on March 1, 2011. In December 2014, Ford announced that
49-408: Was introduced by Clarion on December 4, 1998, although on-board diagnostics have been employed since the 1980s to precisely measure the amount of fuel entering the engine as the carburetors got too complex. A challenge to installing a computer in a car is the power supply. Energy is supplied as a nominal 12 VDC in cars or 24 VDC in some trucks. The voltage varies according to whether the engine
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